ECGs & the heart
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ECGs & the heart
（Real-world nursing survival guide）
W.B. Saunders, c2002
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 263-274) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
"Real World Nursing Guide : ECGs and the Heart" is a study and review aid for nursing students struggling with this especially difficult subject area. This guide offers a visual, interactive approach that clearly, and engagingly explains topics such as waveform analysis; measurement of atrial and ventricular rates; identification of premature ventricular contractions, ventricular tachycardia, asystole, ventricular fibrillation, heart blocks, dysrhythmias, pericarditis and myocardial infarction location; and special considerations such as pacemakers, drug abuse, surgical therapy, and cardiac trauma.
Table of Contents
PART ONE: The Basics * Anatomy and Physiology of the Heart * Waveform Analysis o Reference Points for Rhythm Strip Measurements * PART TWO: Strip Analysis * Measuring Atrial and Ventricular Rates * Analyzing the Rhythm Strip * PART THREE: Technical Support * Troubleshooting Problems in Waveforms * Continuous bedside ECG versus 12 Lead ECG * PART FOUR * Dysrhythmias o Sinus Dysrhythmias * Atrial Dysrhythmias * Junctional Dysrhythmias * Ventricular Rhythms * Premature Ventricular Contractions * Ventricular Tachycardia * Ventricular Fibrillation * Ventricular Standstill or Systole * Atrial Ventricular Blocks * Tests and Diagnoses * Cardiac Non-Invasive Diagnostic Tests * MI * Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade * Drug Effects and Toxicity Changes * Conduction Defects * PART SEVEN: Special Considerations * Special Considerations * Electrical Therapy: ICDs and Pacemakers * Drug Abuse * Surgical Therapy * Cardiac Trauma * NCLEX Section
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